Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-02
6Ds SENATOR'S.
Pecuiiarities of Payne, Edmunds,
Eyarts and Hear,

From tia Cincinnati Commercial Gdzstte.
Mr. Payne has taken lately to pedes-
trianism in the Senate, anu in that exer-
else now rivals Mr.. ingalls,. Heretofore
Mr.. Payne has confined himselfto two at
titudes and exercises. He either sat low
down in his chair, with his left elbow on
the chair arm and his hand scooped over
his ear as 0e listened to a brother Senator,
or he sat with crossed logs, slowly pulling
string through his fingers. This he did
so often that IL became matter OF re-
mark that he must either carry string
with him or keep one Ia his desk. Some
times ne varied the exercise with the
string by taking one end IN his teeth and
running it down with the thumb and fore
finger of each hand alternately. Now he
takes to walking with his hands clasped
heb lind him. He and Ingalls, walk back and
forth, passing each other in the centre of
the lobby, as two criminals in cage
walk back and forth. their paths crossing
in the Senate until you get dizzy looking
at them.
While Mr.. Payne walks there is a slight
falling of the mercury in the Senate Their
mometers. and SIR. Edmunds enters. lie
goes straight to his seat, arranges some
papers with mathematical eXactness in
the middle Of his desk, and then sinks
back in the attitude which is habitual
with him-his legs crossed, his chin sunk
on his chest. his hands clasped, and the
balls OF his thumbs pressed against each
other. The top OF the Senator's head 1s
very red. and he shows tendency 10
drowsiness, which isn't to be wondered
at considering that Mr.. Blair is making
speech.
The report comes from people very near
to Mr. Edmunds that ne is not pleased
with his relations to the Republican
party, nor the position bis course in the
last campaign has put him in. The bitter
opposition to him in Vermont by large
number OF the party in that State, aud
the harsh criticism from party organs and
leaders throughout the country made him
unhappy. 1t was new experience to
him to hear anything but words of admit
ration and praise from Republicans, and
it was a disagreeable one. During the
last session he was an extreme
partisan on all party or political
measures, and he appears to
be striving in this session to Guido, in this
respect, his record in the last. 1t is
race between him and Mr.. Hoar as to who
shall be the tiercest party man. Now and
then, when MIR. Edmunds makes some
particularly fierce display OF Republican
ism, Mr.. Hoar will give flirt or two to
what the Democratic brethren are pleased
to call the "bloody Shirt" just TO show
that his flag is still there, and that he
does not propose to be beaten In partyism
by any cold blooded Mupwumg Repu BILL
can from Vermont. be ne never so pen
itent.
Mr.. Evarts comes in like a fossilized
colonial antique. l don't know what that
is, but the name conveys an idea He has
on "dickey" aud black stock. He drops
his small thin figure into the chair, rests
mis- sharp chin on his hand, turns his huge
nose toward Mr.. Edmunds' seat and
gazes upon the cold, immoble couute-
nance and closed eyes of the Vermont
Senator.
Presently the latter appears to become
aware in his inner consciousness of the
gaze Of a rival legal luminary, and begins
passing his thumb be- slowly over each other
in the process called ''twlddling," ending
in giving with his hands a sharp clap and
sending page for water.
There is clump of Presidential candi-
dates-Hoar, Edmunds and Evarts.
There has been times when. the
Presidential skies looked fair for those,
Each has thought some time that ne could
almost read his title clear, and has heard
in his dreams the roaring of great con-
ventiOn over his nomination, the cheering
OF many thousands as he stood In the
shadow of the great dome OF the national
capitol to take the oath of office.
A good story was told about Mr.. Evarts'
speech at the Merchants Association
dinner last year in Boston. Roar was
largely instrumental in securing his at
tendance, and beam of satisfaction
lighted up the Horace Greelyan face OF
the Massachusetts Senator when Evarts
rose to speak. But as the New Yorker
went on attempting to straddle every
public question, Hoar's beam changed
into a flush of annoyance, and then look
OF som bre sadness; and, when Evarts had
finished, Hoar turned 10 Senator FRYE,
who sat next to him, and, heaving sigh,
murmured 5000 badi Too hadP,